A truck driver has been sentenced to 13 years jail following a horror crash in Victoria’s north-east which claimed the lives of a mother and her young son in 2018.Key points:Truck driver Ryan Kenny sentenced to 13 years jail with a minimum of eight yea…
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In NATO debut, Biden’s Pentagon aims to rebuild trust damaged by Trump
President Joe Biden’s administration will use a NATO defense gathering this week to begin what is expected to be a years-long effort to rebuild trust with European allies …
At least 12 people are injured after 21 vehicles were involved in a pile-up on an icy road on Saturday morning in Nashville, Tennessee. The incident occurred on Interstate 24 close to Old Hickory Boulevard at around 8am, the Nashville Police Depar…
A 100 vehicle pile-up in Texas caused by icy road conditions has left five drivers dead and many others trapped stuck as rescuers work to administer aid. The Fort Worth Fire Department tweeted about the pileup at 8am on Thursday morning on the North Fr…
AUSTIN, Minn. – A family of a truck driver from Northern Iowa organized a procession of trucks as a fitting send-off for a loved one Saturday morning.Truck driver David Slindee had been battling cancer since 2019.His daughter Ashley Clark says it was h…
The Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) recently honored professional driver Morgan Kirkland for his skill and quick thinking in preventing a potentially deadly head-on collision.
In late September, Kirkland was hauling methanol in his tanker, heading…
Aperia was given a Clean Air Excellence Award by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).The award, for transportation efficiency innovations, was presented for the Halo Tire Inflator and is the EPA’s highest national award for a project, recogn…
Seventeen vehicles took part with most of them open-top. They ranged from a 1909 Renault and a 1927 Rolls-Royce to Austin Healeys, plus a Jaguar XK120, Triumph TR3A, an original AC Cobra, Mini Moke, Land Rover and a small assortment of saloons.
They…
MILTON, Ont. – The Private Motor Truck Council of Canada has officially opened its annual awards program, accepting entries for honors recognizing drivers, dispatchers, fleet graphics, and more.Highlights of the annual event include the addition of mem…
StoryfulWalk-In COVID-19 Testing in Boston Shuts Down Early Due to High DemandTufts Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts, ended walk-in testing for COVID-19 four hours early on November 23, as a blocks-long line was seen outside the Boston facility …
AUSTIN, Texas – Hyliion has hired Jose Oxholm as vice-president, general counsel and chief compliance officer, the company announced Monday.Hyliion, which offers electrified powertrain solutions for Class 8 commercial vehicles, said Oxholm will be resp…
TORONTO, Ont. – Six Canadian fleets were recognized by the Environmental Protection Agency with SmartWay Excellence Awards.Canadian winners included: Bison Transport; C.A.T. Inc.; JED Express; Logistics Trans West; Midland Transport; and VTL Transport….
AUSTIN, Texas – FlowBelow is moving its headquarters and manufacturing operations from Austin to Round Rock, Texas, as it has outgrown the existing facility, the company announced Monday. FlowBelow moved to the Austin facility in 2014.
“Afte…
PALO ALTO, Calif. – Daimler Trucks has acquired a minority stake in the U.S. software firm Luminar Technologies as part of a strategic partnership to bring Level 4 autonomous trucks to the market, the company said Friday.Daimler’s U.S. subsidiary, Daim…
More than a dozen cook trainees on P.E.I. are back in the kitchen after COVID-19 forced a six-month pause to their education.
The free entry-level cook training program is offered by the Tourism Industry Association of Prince Edward Island and th…